Of course you know all about that... and the super flu shot for those over age 65. You've either decided that you'll get it, or will be certain that the last time you got a flu shot, you also got the flu, and you'll stay away.
The title was misleading... The thing that prompted the subject, was the latest news on the Ebola virus... Because it's relatively new, and has spread so quickly, that virologists are concerned that what was thought to be a "contact" bodily fluid virus... may become an airborne virus.
Right or wrong, news like this can be of great concern throughout the world, as travel patterns could expose every cranny of the globe.
Sometimes forgotten is what happened 94 years ago, in 1918... the great world flu epidemic. It infected 500 million people, and caused the deaths of 50 million to 100 million people... 3% to 5% of the entire world population at the time. That same percent would work out to 200 million to 400 million deaths, given today' population.
Here's hoping this is just a doomsday rumor monger scare, but just a heads up to possibilities, when we look at the news.
Anyway, we got our flu shots for free yesterday... medicare... and in this morning's mail... an offer from CVS for free shots... PLUS a $5 coupon towards anything in the store.
Hmmm... just when ya think you have it all figgered out...
The title was misleading... The thing that prompted the subject, was the latest news on the Ebola virus... Because it's relatively new, and has spread so quickly, that virologists are concerned that what was thought to be a "contact" bodily fluid virus... may become an airborne virus.
Right or wrong, news like this can be of great concern throughout the world, as travel patterns could expose every cranny of the globe.
Sometimes forgotten is what happened 94 years ago, in 1918... the great world flu epidemic. It infected 500 million people, and caused the deaths of 50 million to 100 million people... 3% to 5% of the entire world population at the time. That same percent would work out to 200 million to 400 million deaths, given today' population.
Here's hoping this is just a doomsday rumor monger scare, but just a heads up to possibilities, when we look at the news.
Anyway, we got our flu shots for free yesterday... medicare... and in this morning's mail... an offer from CVS for free shots... PLUS a $5 coupon towards anything in the store.
Hmmm... just when ya think you have it all figgered out...
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